May 22

On May 22, this anniversary falls in the history of the hymns in this library: Johann Jakob Schütz died in 1690.

Each date below is given only where two independent sources — Hymnary.org and Wikidata — agree on the year, and the day itself comes from Wikidata. Dates before the 1750s are given as they were recorded at the time, in the Old Style calendar where that was in use.

Johann Jakob Schütz, who died on this day in 1690, is remembered in this library for the hymn “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above”.

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